Joe Paterno statue reportedly planned for downtown; Alabama called the 'real Linebacker U', and more

In today's Penn State football news, Onward State reports that a bronze Joe Paterno statue will appear seated on a bench outside the Tavern Restaurant by November 2015.

A project organizer told Onward State, "There’s been some level of frustration among Penn Staters with what happened with the statue at the stadium. We wanted to come up with a way to honor Joe for all that he did for the State College community."

Elsewhere, Bleacher Report asserts that Alabama has taken the title of Linebacker U away from Penn State and tells us three things Christian Hackenberg must do to become elite.

Finally, former Penn State kicker Anthony Fera finds himself ranked as the top NFL draft prospect at his position and CBSSports.com asks the fairly ridiculous question, what would Pat Tillman have thought about the Jerry Sandusky. Thankfully, the question was rhetorical.